[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning picture books

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:08:07 -0800 (PST)

Thanks for clearing that up, Shelley. I was wondering
how she'd know, after she scanned, which pages were
pictures, and you cleared that up for me. (smile)

Cindy

--- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Cindy.
> 
> Indeed pictures do not transfer into the .rtf in
> fact you aren't supposed to 
> let them.  smile.
> 
> But for times like I have where there is no one
> around you just have to scan 
> every page.
> 
> I can sometimes tell if a whole page is a picture,
> but don't want to skip 
> them unless I know for sure that there is no
> caption.
> 
> That is why I gave Patty the settings I did.  When
> you are done scanning you 
> just go through and erase all the Junk that was in
> the pictures that the OCR 
> software tried to recognize.
> 
> But, indeed if I have someone willing to describe
> pictures it is great but 
> not always practical, smile.
> 
> I can see the pictures as blocks of darkness, or
> color, but nothing more. 
> And as my vision decreases I prefer not to assume
> and miss something.
> 
> 
> 
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Advisory Council
> www.guidedogs.com
> 
> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is
> not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
> 
>       -- Vance Havner
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:01 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scanning picture books
> 
> 
> Patti,
> 
> You say you don't know where the pictures in the
> book
> are. If you could find out via a sighted friend or
> relative, you can just skip the pages with pictures
> --
> but mark the page number and indicate that that page
> is an illustration. Some pictures have captions, and
> it's good to scan those, if you can. If you have a
> really good friend or relative who's willing to help
> by describing the picture, it's nice to have that
> description in, but it's not necessary.
> 
> Shelley, I think you suggested that she scan the
> pages
> with the pictures,too, but they won't convert, will
> they? They don't stay in the book when it goes to
> bookshare, do they? However, Patti, if you do scan
> them and a validator can get the book he/she can
> indicate that that page is am illustration and
> delete
> the garbage that might be on it.
> 
> So don't worry and just scan and submit.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> >     Thanks for this message about ways to find
> books
> > to scan, I am saving
> > this message for future reference.  I must admit,
> > having only been on  this
> > list for a day or so I was beginning to wonder if
> I
> > should even make the
> > effort to submit a book, because I don't know the
> > first thing about how to
> > fix scans; all I know is how to scan and all this
> > talk about submissions and
> > how accurate that we want them to be made me think
> > that I could never offer
> > anything passable.  I am still not sure if I
> should
> > try or not.  My question
> > is, what if your book has pictures in it, and
> > particularly if it has a lot?
> > What do you do about that, if you don't know where
> > they are?  I have this
> > really neat book I want to submit but I am afraid
> it
> > may not be scannable.
> > Oh, I scanned it once for myself and got the gist
> of
> > it, but I don't know if
> > my copy is submitable.  Thanks for listening to my
> > ramble, take care, and I
> > will try to learn from you all, and maybe it will
> > all click one day and I'll
> > try to submit something.
> > Patti
> >
> > Dear Lord, help me to become the kind of person
> that
> > my dog thinks I am.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rui" <rui@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:42 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Feeling like scanning,
> but
> > don't know what to
> > scan?
> >
> >
> > > Hello my fellow booksharians:
> > > Feel like scanning something, but don't know
> what
> > to scan?
> > >
> > > Ah yes,  what a quandry of epic proportions.
> > >
> > > Well, fear not, you have 2 options
> > > First  and foremost there is the
> > Bookshare-maintained wishlist.  This can
> > > be
> > > found at:
> > > http://www.bookshare.org/web/WishList.html
> > > Here you can find books that other booksharians
> > are longing for.
> > >
> > >
> > > Secondly, there is the Rui-maintained "no book
> > left behind list."  This
> > > can
> > > be found at:
> >
> http://members.cox.net/booksharescans/rejected.html
> > > These are books that were rejected by the
> innitial
> > validater.  However,
> > > just
> > > because the scan wasn't up to standard, does not
> > mean that these books
> > > should not take there rightful place in the
> > bookshare library.
> > >
> > > So in closing, I encourage all of you scanners
> to
> > take a look at these two
> > > lists,
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > This Bookshare Public Service Announcement has
> > been brought to you by, Rui
> > > The opinions expressed herein are not
> necessarily
> > those of benetec,
> > > bookshare.org, their employees, blah, blah, etc
> > etc,.
> > > (smile)
> > >
> > > -- Rui
> > > Bookshare.org Unofficial Volunteer Scanning Page
> > > http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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